Leaf Identification
The leaves of the London Planetree are 6″ to 7″ long and 8″ to 10″ wide with three major palmate lobes and sparse toothing. They are a dark green and turn yellow to brown in the fall.
Twig and Bud Identification
The twig is zig zag and brown.
Bark Identification
The London Planetree has olive green to creamy exfoliating bark with thin rectangular scales.
Fruit Identification
The London Planetree has 1″ round fruit that stay attached on the tree through winter. The fruit is made of multiple bristle-tipped achenes (seed enclosed by hard, dry pericarp) which will be wind dispersed in the winter when they break off the aggregate fruit.
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Flower Identification
The flowers of the London Planetree are borne on a spherical structure, with 1-3 spheres per peduncle (flowering stem). The flowers are monoecious, with the female flowers being larger and a brighter red-pink color than the male flowers. The flowers bloom in spring.
[photo forthcoming]
‘Morton Circle’ Identification
This cultivar is more hardy and upright in growth form than many other London Planetrees.